32 h. ago Ministers accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over UK’s soft power around the world

Government’s own advisers warn of funding crisis for BBC World Service, British Council and universitiesAs US retreats, is there a ‘soft power’ opportunity for UK?Ministers have been accused of being “asleep at the wheel” over threats to the UK’s soft power around the world, as some of their own advisers warned a funding crisis is undermining key institutions promoting British influence.Members of the government’s new soft power council, set up by ministers earlier this year, warned the BBC World Service, the British Council and universities – regarded as the bodies at the forefront of the UK’s soft power efforts – all face major financial pressures. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Footballer, 33, dies after ball hits him in stomach as young family left devastated

Roberto Peterson Hubner died after a tragic incident that claimed the life of the dad-of-three during a football match and left his young family and team-mates heartbroken

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5 d. ago Doctor issues warning over spicy food after influencer dies of stomach cancer

The warning followed the death of Chinese content creator Qianqian, 25, who listed her love of chili as a potential reason for her developing the deadly cancer.

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5 d. ago Doctor issues false eyelash warning saying 'you could go blind'

The glue can also cause allergic reactions and permanent loss of natural lashes

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6 d. ago Doctor issues spicy food warning as influencer, 25, dies of stomach cancer

Influencer Qianquian, 25, from China, was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year - her diagnosis has led to a prompt warning about eating spicy foods on a regular basis

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6 d. ago Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor fell short... but being woke wasn't the issue

In a surprise ending to the latest Doctor Who series, Ncuti Gatwa regenerated into Billie Piper! But outside of the woke criticism, how will Gatwa’s tenure be viewed?

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7 d. ago Doctor Who actress Millie Gibson issues emotional statement as Ncuti Gatwa leaves show

On Instagram she thanked Gatwa for the experience they have shared as part of the hit show

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7 d. ago Why Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor fell short... but being woke wasn't the issue

In a surprise ending to the latest Doctor Who series, Ncuti Gatwa regenerated into Billie Piper! But outside of the woke criticism, how will Gatwa’s tenure be viewed?

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1 week ago Judy Finnigan reveals two stone weight loss secret after she 'nearly died'

Judy Finnigan has shed two stone after she "nearly died" in 2018 after being rushed to hospital with a stomach ulcer.

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1 week ago Judy Finnigan 'nearly died' in horror hospital dash before two

Judy Finnigan has lost two stone after she 'nearly died' after being rushed to hospital for a stomach ulcer in 2018

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2 w. ago Doctor issues urgent plea as sperm donor used to conceive 67 kids passes cancer

Around 23 of the children conceived between 2008 and 2015 have been found to carry a variant in the TP53 gene which provides instructions for making tumour proteins.

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2 w. ago Budget issues and Ncuti Gatwa's exit: is Doctor Who going to be renewed for another season?

The show is a national treasure, but it has started to struggle

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2 w. ago One family's unimaginable Turkish hospital nightmare: It started with an upset stomach.. and ended with a family learning a mother had died in the most heartbreaking way

As mother-of-two Beth Martin was wheeled into a hospital in Turkey a day after arriving for a getaway, the last thing her family could have imagined was that she would never leave it alive.

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2 w. ago British 'drugs mule', 21, speaks from behind bars in Sri Lanka hellhole prison to reveal HER side of the story

Charlotte May Lee, 21, from Coulsdon, south London , was arrested in the capital Colombo last week after police discovered 46 kg of 'Kush' - a synthetic strain of cannabis - in her suitcase.

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2 w. ago Budget issues, falling viewership: is Doctor Who going to be renewed for another season?

The show is a national treasure, but in recent years it has started to struggle

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2 w. ago Budget issues, falling viewership: is Doctor Who going to be renewed for a third season?

The show is a national treasure, but in recent years it has started to struggle

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3 w. ago Fake fitness influencers: the secrets and lies behind the world’s most enviable physiques

The Liver King’s raw-meat-to-ripped-abs regime has been exposed – but thousands of other influencers claim their bulging muscles are just the result of hard, honest graft. Should we believe them?Looking back to 2022, it seems impossible that anyone ever believed that Brian “Liver King” Johnson achieved his physique without pharmaceutical assistance. He looks like a hot water bottle stuffed with bowling balls, an 80s action figure with more veins – an improbably muscular man who put his bodybuilder-shaming physique down to a diet of “raw liver, raw bone marrow and raw testicles”. And that last part, really, was the trick: by crediting his results to a regime that nobody else would dare try, he gave them a faint veneer of plausibilty. Maybe, if you followed a less extreme version of his protocol, you could get comparable (though less extreme) results. And if you couldn’t stomach an all-organ diet, well, you could always get the same nutrients from his line of supplements.The Liver Kin...

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3 w. ago Fake fitness influencers: the secrets and lies behind the world’s most envied physiques

The Liver King’s raw-meat-to-ripped-abs regime has been exposed – but thousands of other influencers claim their bulging muscles are just the result of hard, honest graft. Should we believe them?Looking back to 2022, it seems impossible that anyone ever believed that Brian “Liver King” Johnson achieved his physique without pharmaceutical assistance. He looks like a hot water bottle stuffed with bowling balls, an 80s action figure with more veins – an improbably muscular man who put his bodybuilder-shaming physique down to a diet of “raw liver, raw bone marrow and raw testicles”. And that last part, really, was the trick: by crediting his results to a regime that nobody else would dare try, he gave them a faint veneer of plausibilty. Maybe, if you followed a less extreme version of his protocol, you could get comparable (though less extreme) results. And if you couldn’t stomach an all-organ diet, well, you could always get the same nutrients from his line of supplements.The Liver Kin...

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3 w. ago Gen Z eat spicy food so they don't look 'weak' in front of friends

A study of 2,000 adults found those aged 18-28 have the highest endurance for fiery dishes, with 43% rating their own spice tolerance as 'high' or 'very high'

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3 w. ago Hairdresser, 22, diagnosed with cancer after doctor noticed issue during haircut

She had no symptoms and was shocked when she found herself undergoing surgery weeks later

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